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mander, she has braved storm and sea, and to-day 

 remains stanch and strong, a credit to her designers 

 and builders, and the pride of Nantucket, not because 

 of her beauty ar 1 swiftness, but because she is good 

 and true. As a proof of the seaworthiness of this 

 steamer and of the bravery of her captain and crew, 

 the following from the Inquirer and Mirror extra of 

 Feb. 5, 1882, is here inserted: — 



A Terrible Night. — The a Island Home" rides 

 out the Storm under Tuckernvmk, and reaches the Dock 

 at 10 A. M. Sunday. The Night's Experiences related 

 by those on Board. — The storm which burst upon us 

 about 2 p. M. Saturday afternoon proved one of the 

 most severe that has been known here for years. 

 From early morning the sky had looked threatening, 

 but at the above hour a fine snow commenced to fall, 

 and the wind breezed gradually, until at nightfall 

 there was a small gale blowing from the eastward, 

 which hurled the snow in blinding eddies. As night 

 advanced the storm grew more and more severe, and 

 before midnight the storm was of such violence as to 

 cause strong buildings to tremble, sending a peculiar 

 thrill through one's veins. At 5 A. M. the wind 

 reached its greatest fury, drifting the snow into huge 

 drifts and hurling it about in clouds. 



When the hour for the steamer's arrival had come 

 and gone, Saturday afternoon, with no tidings from 

 her, it was generally believed that the storm had com- 

 menced to the leeward first, and that Capt. Manter 

 had not put out. There were a few, however, who 

 held an opposite view, and anxiously awaited the 

 breaking of day and a cessation of the snow, that they 



